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Possible fire reported at Santa Barbara restaurant, Santa Barbara CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/10/2025 12:09 AM

State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

A smell of burning wires was reported inside the Opal restaurant in Santa Barbara. Responding units investigated but found no visible smoke or fire.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Barbara City Fire Dispatch

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02:22

Transcript:

00:00

All units are responding.

00:02

This will be the state incident on Command 13.

00:08

We have a possible structure fire with one reporting party on scene, reporting the smell of burning wires and smoke inside the Opal restaurant.

00:27

Central engine 71's on scene, single story commercial building.

00:32

We have nothing showing.

00:34

Agent 71 is going to be investigated by establishing state I see.

00:38

Stand by for further.

00:47

Copy single story commercial building, engine 71 investigating Captain 71 assuming I see.

01:02

Truck 71 is on scene.

01:06

T-I CETI C-I C-E truck 71 is on C staged The engine 73 is on scene-staged.

01:30

Control from state IC.

01:35

IC go ahead.

01:41

I'd like to keep truck 171, cancel the balance.

01:45

If you can switch all traffic back to command two.

01:49

Truck, if you can come in and assist with the investigation.

01:52

There's a slight smell of burning wires, but no smoke, no fire.

02:01

Truck West will be like coffee.

02:04

Switch to the command two.

02:14

Central copies, cancel the balance.

02:16

Truck 171 will continue in.

02:18

Slight smell of burning wires, no smoke, no fire showing, moving traffic back to Command 2.

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State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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